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ATI and Toronto: a long history in tech

Array Technology Inc. was founded in 1985 by K.Y. Ho, and the Lau brothers, Lee, Francis, and Benny, in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada. The company subsequently moved to Markham, just north of Toronto, in 1993. The company built sub-assemblies for the still new PC industry and introduced one of the industry’s first graphics boards. By 1987, ATI had grown into an ...

Jon Peddie

Array Technology Inc. was founded in 1985 by K.Y. Ho, and the Lau brothers, Lee, Francis, and Benny, in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada. The company subsequently moved to Markham, just north of Toronto, in 1993. The company built sub-assemblies for the still new PC industry and introduced one of the industry’s first graphics boards. By 1987, ATI had grown into an independent graphics-card retailer, introducing EGA Wonder and VGA Wonder. The Wonder brand would endure for 21 years ending with the All-in Wonder HD in June 2008. The Six, Canada's technical hot spot nurtured ATI at birth and gave AMD its
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